North Korea tested ballistic missile in the Sea of Japan

Vastavam web: North Korea test-launched a ballistic missile that landed in the Sea of Japan, the South Korean, Japanese and US militaries said.The launch is a direct challenge to the new South Korean president elected four days ago and comes as US, Japanese and European navies gather for joint war games in the Pacific.It wasn’t immediately clear what type of ballistic missile was launched, although the US Pacific Command said that “the flight is not consistent with an intercontinental ballistic missile.” Whatever the type of missile, the launch forces the new South Korean leader, Moon Jae-in, to put dealing with Pyongyang, at least for now, above the domestic economic agenda he’d made a priority during his early days in office.

Moon, a liberal who favours a softer approach to the North than his conservative predecessors, strongly condemned the launch during an emergency national security meeting, calling it a clear violation of UN Security Council resolutions and a serious challenge to international peace and security, according to senior presidential secretary Yoon Young-chan.”The president expressed deep regret over the fact that this provocation occurred just days after a new government was launched in South Korea,” Yoon told a televised conference.